Square Enix’s Dragon Quest 35th anniversary live stream on Thursday revealed that Square Enix is developing Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate (Dragon Quest XII: Erabareshi Unmei no Honoo), the newest main game installment in the company’s long-running Dragon Quest role-playing game series.
The game launched on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store in December 2020, marking the first time the Dragon Quest series has gotten a release on an Xbox platform.
The game’s theme is “why do people live,” and series creator Yuji Horii described the game as “darker” than other installments of the series, and a “Dragon Quest” for adults.”
Horii also said that Square Enix is “aiming” for a worldwide release, but did not reveal a release date or platforms.